Guides
Guides on criminal and family law.
General information on specific problems. None of it replaces advice about your own matter. Call 1300 371 460 for that.
- Affirmative Consent Laws in Queensland: Guide for the Accused DraftQueensland’s Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (commenced 23 September 2024) changed how…
- Challenging No-Contact Orders & ‘Unacceptable Risk’ Australia DraftA Family Court order that a parent have no contact with their child because of an “unacceptable risk” is one of the most urgent and stressful outcomes…
- Charged with a Child Sex Offence in Queensland? Step-by-Step Guide DraftBeing investigated or charged with a child sex offence in Queensland is frightening and isolating. This guide explains, in plain language, what…
- Exceptional Circumstances to Avoid Jail in QLD CEM Sentencing Guide DraftIf you or a loved one has been charged with possessing, accessing or sharing child exploitation material (CEM) in Queensland, the single question on…
- Fixed Belief About Abuse: A Practical Guide Queensland & Australia DraftWhen a parent holds an entrenched or ‘fixed belief’ that a child has been abused, Australian family courts may treat that belief itself as a source of…